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Cape Town Hotels

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We've tracked down the best hotels in Cape Town, from chic and cheerful B&Bs to design dens with five-star style.


Kensington Place

Cape Town, South Africa

Style
The city's original designer den

Setting
Foothills of Table Mountain

Kensington Place is Cape Town’s original boutique bolthole. This stylish retreat is located on the slopes of Table Mountain, a stroll from all the action, and a drive from amazing beaches.

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Derwent House

Cape Town, South Africa

Style
Bed, breakfast and bonhomie

Setting
Happening city-side suburb

This Cape Town boutique hotel's unassuming exterior belies the warmth and luxury within – Derwent House is a snug and stylish bed and breakfast, boasting original art by Nelson Mandela and an irresistible family atmosphere.

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Alta Bay

Cape Town, South Africa

Style
Five-star yet unfussy

Setting
Table Mountain tranquillity

This luxury hideaway has relaxed hilltop rooms set amid great gardens, a drive from the Cape Town's best beaches.

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Beaumont House

Cape Town, South Africa

Style
Cape crusader

Setting
1930s décor in leafy suburbia

With more debonair 1930s charm than an Evelyn Waugh character strolling through an exhibition of Lee Miller photographs, Beaumont House hotel is an early 20th-century gem in Cape Town’s quiet and leafy suburbs.

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Les Cascades de Bantry Bay

Cape Town, South Africa

Style
Indonesian-accented colonial comfort

Setting
Panoramic perch over Bantry Bay

Enjoy stupendous views at the super-chic Les Cascades de Bantry Bay, a world away from the corporate five-star international hotels.

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Rodwell House

Cape Town, South Africa

Style
Fine art, fine food, fine wine

Setting
Boho St James fishing village

Lovingly restored to its parquet-floored, clipped-lawn glory, Rodwell House is a refined 1930s mansion that houses a boutique hotel, an impressive collection of 20th-century art, a huge wine cellar and two passionate hosts.

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O on Kloof Boutique Hotel & Spa

Cape Town, South Africa

Style
Miniature modern marvel

Setting
City-bound Western Cape escape

Hidden amid the seaside streets of Bantry Bay in Cape Town, O on Kloof boutique hotel is infused with clean-lined style (we’re talking whites, dark woods, and flashes of aqua and scarlet), and is staffed by the friendliest folk in the business.

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Atlantic House

Cape Town, South Africa

Style
Sybaritic sea-view simplicity

Setting
A crest over Camps Bay

A five-star guesthouse perched on the slopes of the Twelve Apostles along Cape Town's Atlantic seaboard, this elegant hideaway truly is a haven of simplicity and style.

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Welgelegen

Cape Town, South Africa

Style
Victoriana with an African twist

Setting
Kloof Street central

Welgelegen is an alluringly simple boutique bed and breakfast, a minute's walk from all the bars and restaurants on trendy Kloof Street.

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22

Cape Town, South Africa

Style
Colourful, cordial guesthouse

Setting
Mountain-view Oranjezicht

A labour of love for its two British owners, 22 is a contemporary bed and breakfast and a true boutique escape: intimate and personable with an eye for bold colour and smart, sassy design.

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Hawksmoor House

Garden Route & Winelands, South Africa

Style
Cape Dutch country house

Setting
Matjieskuil Farm winelands estate

This guesthouse stay, just 30 minutes outside Cape Town, affords you a nostalgic glimpse into South Africa’s vintage winelands world: lingering breakfasts, vineyard walks, sundowners on the stoop and feelgood dinners in Hawksmoor House's 18th-century dining room.

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